EU: Commission to retake control over telework

After negotiations came to a definitive halt on 27 November, the European Trade Union Confederation is calling on the Commission to propose a legislative initiative. Esther Lynch, the confederation’s general secretary and lead negotiator, describes the negotiations as “increasingly difficult”, but says that she has “not received any explanations” from the employers, despite their joint promise. “We are asking the Commission for a text, but we do not want the employers to benefit from our...